Thursday, July 15, 2010

North to Alaska - Big Lake



Jim gave us a really bad time because none of us had brought swimming suits or shorts, but we expected all of Alaska to still be snowy - it is still spring in May, right? Who would believe when we left the Kenai Peninsula that we would go from this . . . . to this just a short drive away?
Just an hour or so north of Anchorage lies a lovely valley, nestled with shallow lakes.  The J family has a lovely cabin property on Big lake and they assured us that the ice just left two weeks ago . . . and the water wouldn't be THAT cold!  Well, because the lake is only about 25 feet deep, it wasn't very cold - in fact, it was a lovely temperature. We had a great time skiing, swimming, jet skiing, tubing, tanning and of course, eating. 


Wahoo!!! I haven't been skiing for five years and I can still get up on the slalom! 
"Celebrate, good times, c'mon!"
Brittany showing off for everyone on the dock as she drops a ski
These Girls Rule!  Tiffany slaloms too!
Jim was manning the boat all day for us and his friends, and his children' friends and . . . hey, where did all these people come from??? . . .More and more just kept showing up and he was a gracious host to all.
Brett and Tiff playing on the jet ski
Catching a few Rays?
Tiff, Brett, Brittany & Cory ~ getting a little air
Somebody started counting how many times the boys had fallen off compared to how many time the girls had . . . and from then on, the competition got fierce!
. . . then a little more . . . Tiffany and Jonathan
Jonathan, Brittany and Cory
Jay-Bird, the esteemed tubing champion, tries his best to unload Tiffany and Brittany
What a great couple of days at Big Lake - we loved it!

1 comment:

Ray said...

As I recall, the girls were whipping all on the tubes, so when they were getting worn out, they sent Jay to go topple them.

Tiffany and Brittany whooped all!